Cheese-cutter.



PATENTED JUNE 2, 1908.

R. FLEMMING, J1;

CHEESE CUTTER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 30, 1907.

- 1H: NORRIS PETERS cu. WASHINGTON, n. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RICHARD FLEMMING, JR, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

CHEESE-CUTTER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD FLEMMING, J r., a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State ofLouisiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CheeseCutters, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to cheese-cutters and particularly contemplates theprovision of an improved device of this character whereby three or moredifferent grades of cheeses may be cut with unvarying accuracy andaccording to the price per pound of each without readjustment of thegager.

My invention further and specifically resides in the following featuresof construction, arrangement and operation as will be hereinafterdescribed with reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which like numerals are used to designate likeparts throughout the several figures, and in which Figure 1 is a topplan view of my improved cheese cutter, Fig. 2 is an enlarged verticalsectional view taken therethrough on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is adetail sectional view therethrough on the line 33 of Fig. 1, Fig. 4 isan enlarged detail sectional view taken on the line 44 of Fig. 3, andFig. 5 is a perspective View of one of the gage spacers.

In the practical embodiment of my invention I provide a circularstationary base 1, supporting thereon a circular rotatable cheese plate2, of smaller diameter than the base 1, by means of the central pivotbearing 3. The base 1 is further provided with the oppositely disposedupstanding brackets 4 secured to the same outside the edges of thecheese plate 2 and supporting between their upper ends a rotatable shaft5. The cutting blade 6 is provided with a transverse socket portion 7secured upon the shaft 5 centrally from its length, said blade beingadapted to extend across one half the diameter of the cheese plate 2 atsubstantially right angles to the rotatable shaft 5 and being adapted tobe swung upwardly from the plate 2 and downwardly toward the same byvirtue of its connection with the said rotatable shaft 5 and by means ofsmall and large handles 8 and 9 respectively secured to its lower andupper edges. The small handle 8 is rigidly secured at the'lower edge ofthe blade 6 and extends for only a short distance beyond said blade,while the larger handle 9 arranged at the upper edge of said blade pro-Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 30, 1907.

Patented June 2, 1908.

Serial No. 386,224.

j ects outwardly therefrom for quite a distance, and in order to allowof the ready placement of a cover over the device, I preferably providesaid large handle 9 with clamping screws 10 arranged through alongitudinal slot 11 in the blade 6, whereby the handle 9 may be slidinwardly along said blade within said slot and clamped at the desiredpoint by means of screws 10.

The adjusting portion of my cheese cutter comprises a curved gage plate12 arranged above a cut-out portion of the base 1 and secured thereto atits ends by means of brackets 13. The gage plate 12 is provided with aplurality of graduated runs 14 for the reception within each, of aspacer block 15 or a gage block 16. In the accompanying drawings I haveshown the gage plate 12 as provided with three runs 14, the two outerones of which are provided with spacer blocks 15, while the inner run isprovided with a gaging block 16, thus the gages may be set for cuttingthree diflerent qualities of cheese, the primary gage block 16 beingprovided with a set screw 17 screwed quickly therein through itsrespective run whereby the same may be looked after adjustment. Each ofthe spacer blocks 16 are provided with transverse slots in the surfacesthereof for the reception of the projection 18 of a stop 19 extendinginwardly upon the cheese plate 2 and adapted to receive the cut face ofthe cheese there against when the sameis being gaged for a cut. The stop19 is provided with a handle 20 projecting therefrom in order to steadythe same.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim:

1. In a cheese cutter, the combination of a stationary base, a rotatablecheese plate mounted thereon, a cutting blade mounted to swing abovesaid cheese plate, a gage plate secured adjacent said base and providedwith a plurality of juxtaposed graduated runs adapted each to receive agage block adjustably therein, a stop plate, and means formed upon eachof said gage blocks adapted to removably hold said stop plate thereon,substantially as described.

2. In a cheese cutter, the combination of a stationary base, a rotatablecheese plate mounted thereon, brackets secured and upstanding from saidbase outside said cheese plate, a rotatable shaft j ournaled betweensaid brackets, a cutting blade secured upon said rotatable shaft, and ahandle for said cutting blade having longitudinal sliding described.

3. In a cheese cutter, the combination of a stationary base, a rotatablecheese plate mounted thereon, a cutting blade mounted to swing abovesaid cheese plate and provided with a longitudinal slot, and a handletherefor provided with clamping screws engaging within said slot,substantially as described.

4. I11 a cheese cutter, the combination of a stationary base, arotatable cheese plate mounted thereon, a cutting blade mounted to swingabove said cheese plate, a curved gage plate secured adjacent said baseand provided with a plurality of juxtaposed engagement with the same,substantially as 1 parallel slots conforming to the curve thereof andconstituting runs adapted each to re ceive a gage block adjustablytherein, said plate being graduated along the material thereof adjacenteach of said runs, and a stop plate, each of said gage blocks beingprovided with a slot adapted to relnovably receive a portion of saidstop plate, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

RICHARD FLEMMING, JR.

itnesses ANDRE DoNoooUR'r, Jr., WM. H. LUZENBERG.

